As over-the-top as it is inventive, Durrell's breakthrough novel is a series of sordid vignettes drawn from the lives of decadent artists, doomed bohemians, and continental rascals inhabiting a shabby London hotel, narrated in turns by the unforgettable Lawrence Lucifer and Gregory Death. Together, these characters seek to escape the absurdity of a Europe haunted by devastating war, yet beginning to pitch toward another apocalypse.   First published...

This biting satire of academia and high finance by the Harvard economist "is ingenious and humorous even as it chills and cuts close to the bone" (The New York Times). John Kenneth Galbraith served in the Kennedy administration before becoming one of the twentieth century's foremost economists and public intellectuals. In A Tenured Professor, he spins his wealth of knowledge-and knowledge of wealth-into a delightfully comical morality tale. Montgomery...

Grammy and Papaw have the camper packed up to go on a big camping trip with the grandchildren. The rain comes, the thunder roars, and the mud gets deep. Plans change, but the adventure has just begun when something unexpected happens inside the camper. When Grammy is reading books to the children, things go flying, and kids bail out of The Bed That Swallows Grammy.

"On the hunt for the golden Easter egg, Kitty finds lots of blue, red and purple eggs, but not the prized egg that holds the best thing ever until she sees something sparkling in the distance and wonders if she can get there first"--

Izumi tells Kazusa that he hasn't thought of doing things with her at all. And Kazusa should feel relieved to hear this, but... Now she's swimming in a sea of confusion over sex and love: How are they different? How are they linked? As these thoughts race through her head, things get more complicated when she spots Nina and Izumi hanging out by themselves. If Nina brought up these questions about sex in the first place, then what if the two are...?...

When Kazusa enters high school, she joins the Literature Club, where she leaps from reading innocent fiction to diving into the literary classics. But these novels are a bit more...adult than she was prepared for. Between euphemisms like fresh dewy grass and pork stew, crushing on the boy next door, and knowing you want to do that one thing before you die-discovering your budding sexuality is no easy feat! As if puberty wasn't awkward enough, the...

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce Francisco Angulo's witty and insightful book "Things you shouldn't do if you want to be a writer." As an avid reader and literary critic, I was instantly drawn into Angulo's world from the very first chapter. His candid reflections on the trials and tribulations of being an emerging writer in Spain offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at this competitive industry. Through humorous anecdotes and thoughtful commentary,...

In this clever book for the very youngest animal lovers, impossible but delightful-to-imagine cautionary statements are followed by informative explanations.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, may be true for a tourist. When you're born and raised in the devil's playground, and when the conditions are just right, what happens in Vegas is a closet bursting with skeletons.

Newts playing lutes and striped bandicoots Floating around under bright parachutes... Dive into any page of this action-packed book of rhymes, riddles and pictures and be lost for hours. Can you find a flute, a suit or a boot? What about a bed, a thread or a newlywed? Each rhyme and riddle is a clue to the different creatures, people, places, actions, or things to be found on each page. Hours of fun for everyone!